Principles of Human Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134169804
Author: Cindy L. Stanfield
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14.1, Problem 14.1.1QC
What is a pressure gradient? Where are pressure gradients present in the vasculature?
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A 29-year-old female develops sepsis and, as a consequence, she experiences profound vasodilation.
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b) What effect does vasodilation have on blood pressure? Explain why. How will her body try to bring her blood pressure back to homeostasis?
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Principles of Human Physiology (6th Edition)
Ch. 14.1 - What is a pressure gradient? Where are pressure...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 14.1.2QCCh. 14.3 - Prob. 14.2.1QCCh. 14.3 - Prob. 14.2.2QCCh. 14.4 - Prob. 14.3.1QCCh. 14.4 - Prob. 14.3.2QCCh. 14.5 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 14.5 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 14.5 - Prob. 3CTQCh. 14.5 - How do fenestrated capillaries differ from...
Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 14.4.2QCCh. 14.6 - Does an increase in venous pressure tend to...Ch. 14.6 - Prob. 14.5.2QCCh. 14.8 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 14.8 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 14.8 - Prob. 3CTQCh. 14.8 - Prob. 14.6.1QCCh. 14.8 - Prob. 14.6.2QCCh. 14.8 - Prob. 14.6.3QCCh. 14.9 - What is respiratory sinus arrhythmia?
Ch. 14.9 - What is a chemoreceptor? Which cardiovascular...Ch. 14.9 - Prob. 14.7.3QCCh. 14 - Prob. 1ECh. 14 - Prob. 2ECh. 14 - Prob. 3ECh. 14 - Prob. 4ECh. 14 - Prob. 5ECh. 14 - Prob. 6ECh. 14 - Prob. 7ECh. 14 - Prob. 8ECh. 14 - Prob. 9ECh. 14 - Prob. 10ECh. 14 - Prob. 11ECh. 14 - Prob. 12ECh. 14 - Prob. 13ECh. 14 - Prob. 14ECh. 14 - Prob. 15ECh. 14 - Over the course of a day, capillary filtration and...Ch. 14 - An increase in the hydrostatic pressure of blood...Ch. 14 - Prob. 18ECh. 14 - Prob. 19ECh. 14 - Prob. 20ECh. 14 - Prob. 21ECh. 14 - Prob. 22ECh. 14 - Describe the changes in cardiovascular function...Ch. 14 - After working in a field for a whole day without...Ch. 14 - When the left side of the heart begins to fail,...Ch. 14 - Prob. 26E
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